| 词汇 | ocher |
| 释义 | ocher noun[ U ] US(also mainly UKochre)us/ˈoʊ.kɚ/uk /ˈəʊ.kər/ a yellowish-orange color, or a substance obtained from earth that is used for giving this color to paints Less common colours apple green argent ashy avocado baby blue carmine cerise dun emerald indigo peacock blue puce racing green ruddily rust salmon pink sanguine shocking pink sky blue verdure ocher adjective US(also mainly UKochre)us/ˈoʊ.kɚ/uk /ˈəʊ.kər/ having a yellowish-orange color: In the distance a few hills and mountains in ocher colourscolors were starting to appear. The building has ocher yellow walls and green tiled roofs. The room was decorated in deep reds, terracotta, and ocher yellow. First you drive through the desert-like province of Jaen, with its blanket of olive trees and ocher dust. A sea of white papers fluttered over the ocher sand. Less common colours apple green argent ashy avocado baby blue carmine cerise dun emerald indigo peacock blue puce racing green ruddily rust salmon pink sanguine shocking pink sky blue verdure Examples of ocherocher The sky wore an ocher hue against which the branches quivered in zigzags of blackness. From Project Gutenberg The outside of the wood has been painted with red ocher, but this is mostly worn off. From Project Gutenberg The cutting around this slot appears new, and red ocher has been rubbed into the crevices. From Project Gutenberg The figures are all colored with red ocher. From Project Gutenberg It is painted all over with red ocher, except on the bottom. From Project Gutenberg The painting never goes farther than marking out the beard and eyebrows with soot or black lead, and sometimes reddening the cheeks with ocher. From Project Gutenberg The sledge is rather heavy and clumsy, but usually carefully made and often painted with red ocher. From Project Gutenberg The figures are all incised and colored, some with ocher and some with soot. From Project Gutenberg The shaft is of spruce, 5 feet 4¾ inches long, and painted red with ocher. From Project Gutenberg The specimens figured show the different styles of ornamentation, which always consist of incised patterns colored with red ocher or rarely with soot. From Project Gutenberg In one the hand is smeared with red ocher and water, and impressed upon the rock surface. From Project Gutenberg Mixed with ocher, for instance, it gives an elegant and durable floor varnish, which may safely be washed off with weak soda solution. From Project Gutenberg Paint them well with ocher before using; they will last longer. From Project Gutenberg All the caves have been originally plastered in a sort of terra cotta or ocher stucco. From Project Gutenberg Choose a light, downy feather and dye it with ocher. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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